Trump picks his criminal defense lawyer as deputy attorney general
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Todd Blanche, an attorney who led the legal team that defended the Republican at his hush money criminal trial,…
Triumphant Trump drops major hint he could run for unprecedented THIRD term in 2028 if Republicans think he’s ‘so good’
HOT off the heels of his landslide Presidential victory, a triumphant Donald Trump has hinted at an unprecedented third term in 2028.The president-elect joked that…
Judge grants special council’s request to pause Trump’s Washington election interference case
1 of 2 | Special counsel Jack Smith on Friday asked a federal judge to pause the ongoing legal proceedings against president-elect Donald Trump related…
Rioters who stormed Capitol after Trump’s 2020 defeat cheer 2024 win
WASHINGTON — As it became clear Donald Trump was returning to the White House, the Florida man who posed for photos with then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s…
19 years in, the Great Los Angeles Walk proves L.A. is a walking city
The morning I meet Michael Schneider at a quaint coffee shop in Glendale, it quickly becomes clear that he walked here. His sneakers are the…
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Kamasi Washington
To say that jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington is a fan of Los Angeles is an understatement. “I love how big L.A. is and how it’s…
‘The Piano Lesson’: Danielle Deadwyler back in Oscar race after snub
Danielle Deadwyler was not expecting to cry.The actor, who won accolades in 2022 for her heartbreaking performance as civil rights advocate Mamie Till-Mobley in “Till,”…
Calmes: Coming soon to Washington — America’s dark ages
God help us.I can’t do better than those words, uttered last year by Donald Trump’s longest-serving White House chief of staff, retired Marine Gen. John…
Disparate moods at Trump and Harris election night
Former President Trump’s supporters who gathered at his election night watch party were hugging one another, making calls, jumping up and down, and throwing their…
At Kamala Harris’ election night party at Howard University, the hope to ‘witness history’
WASHINGTON — Revelers attending the Harris-Walz campaign’s election night party at Howard University were looking to celebrate a night of firsts. Thousands had gathered at…
Column: The case for Kamala Harris for president
WASHINGTON — It’s easy to argue why Americans should vote against Donald Trump. The former president neither understands nor respects the Constitution. He would use the…
USC’s goal-line struggles prove costly in loss to Washington
SEATTLE — A long, cold night for USC had been leading here, to the doorstep of the Washington goal line. For most of this slog of…
Thousands in Washington Women’s March voice support for Harris as election looms
1 of 6 | Attendees of the 2024 Women's March chant as they march down Constitution Avenue toward the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., on…
Hiltzik: How Herbert Hoover’s blunder got FDR elected
“Well, Felix, this elects me.”The speaker was Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who was at home in Albany with his friend and advisor Felix Frankfurter, monitoring radio…
The rest of the world, too, anxiously awaits U.S. election results
A Ukrainian graduate student, a Taiwanese travel agency manager, an industrial engineer in Mexico: None is a U.S. voter, but all believe that they and…
Jeff Bezos defends decision for Washington Post to end presidential endorsements
Jeff Bezos, owner of The Washington Post, penned an Op-Ed on Monday defending his publication's decision to end presidential election endorsements. File Photo by Yuri…
Washington Post owner defends decision to end presidential endorsements | Al Jazeera News
Jeff Bezos claims giving such support can ‘create a perception of bias’.The owner of The Washington Post, Jeff Bezos, is defending his newspaper’s decision not…
No editorial against Trump costs L.A. Times, Washington Post subscribers
The Los Angeles Times and Washington Post have seen significant subscription cancellations in the days since their billionaire owners decided not to endorse in the…
Ballot box fires in Washington, Oregon destroy hundreds of ballots
A ballot box fire in Portland, Ore., early Monday morning destroyed three ballots. Another ballot box fire half-an-hour later and 15 miles away in Vancouver,…
Can a Democrat in Trump country pull off another major upset?
AMBOY, Wash. — Two years ago, one of the nation’s biggest political upsets took place here amid the radiant greenery of the Pacific Northwest. A new…